North Kesteven

North Kesteven's population expanded in the 10 years leading up to 2011. At the same time there were changes in housing tenure and work life.

The population passed 100,000

In the 10 years leading up to the latest census, the population of North Kesteven increased by 15%, from about 94,000 to 108,000.

The addition of just under 14,000 people means this area's population increased faster than the rate of growth across England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, North Kesteven was home to, on average, 0.84 people per football pitch-sized piece of land.

Population density was lower than the average across the East Midlands

Population density (usual residents per football pitch-sized piece of land) across the East Midlands, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

An older North Kesteven

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of North Kesteven increased by three years, from 41 to 44 years.

This remote area had a higher average age than the East Midlands and remained older than the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The rise in age was because of an increase of just under 4,600 people between the ages of 40 and 49 years, while the population between 30 and 39 years decreased by about 2,000.

About 16% of people in North Kesteven are aged between 40 and 49 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and North Kesteven by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

Change in unpaid care provision

North Kesteven saw the East Midlands' second-largest rise in the proportion of people providing 50 hours, or more, of weekly unpaid care.

In 2011, just over 1 in 40 (2.8%) in North Kesteven reported providing at least 50 hours of unpaid care each week, compared with 2.1% in 2001. The percentage that provided between 20 and 49 hours of weekly unpaid care increased from 1.0% to 1.4%.

Across the region, only East Lindsey saw a greater rise in the proportion of people providing 50 hours, or more, of weekly unpaid care (from 3.3% to 4.1%).

Every local authority area across the East Midlands saw a rise in the proportion of people providing 50 hours, or more, of weekly unpaid care, as the regional average grew from 2.2% to 2.6%.

The proportion of people providing 50 hours, or more, of weekly unpaid care in North Kesteven remained close to 2.8%

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and North Kesteven by care, March 2001 and March 2011

Disability in North Kesteven

The percentage of North Kesteven residents whose day-to-day activities are limited a lot by a long-term health problem or disability increased from 3.1% to 4.1% in the decade leading up to the most recent census.

The percentage who reported being limited a little in their day-to-day activities remained close to 7.1%, while the percentage of North Kesteven residents whose day-to-day activities are not limited by a long-term health problem or disability decreased from 90% to 89%.

The proportion of people who are considerably limited by a long-term health problem or disability increased at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of the East Midlands (from 3.4% in 2001 to 4.0% in 2011). Across England, the percentage increased from 3.1% to 3.8%.

The proportion of people who are limited a lot by a long-term health problem or disability in North Kesteven increased by 1 percentage points

Percentage of usual residents in North Kesteven, the East Midlands and England that reported being considerably limited in their day-to-day activities, March 2001 and March 2011

More adults are separated from partners

North Kesteven saw the East Midlands' third-largest rise in the proportion of people who had divorced or separated from a married or civil partner.

In 2011, just over one in nine (12%) people aged 16 and over in North Kesteven said they had divorced or broken up with a married or civil partner, compared with 9.4% in 2001. The percentage that said they were married decreased from 61% to 57%.

Across the region, only West Lindsey (from 9.6% to 12%) and East Lindsey (from 10% to 13%) saw a greater increase in the proportion of people who had divorced or separated from a married or civil partner.

During this period, North Kesteven went from having the 29th-highest to the 13th-lowest percentage of people who had divorced or separated out of 309 English local authority areas.

The proportion of people who had divorced or separated from a marriage or civil partner was higher than across the East Midlands

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 and over that said they had divorced or broken up with a married or civil partner across local authority areas in the East Midlands and the average across England, March 2011

Ethnicity in North Kesteven

The number of people in North Kesteven from the White ethnic groups decreased from about 93,000 in 2001 to just under 110,000 in 2011. However, as a percentage of the total population, this represented a decrease from 99% to 98%.

The percentage decreased by less than the average across the East Midlands (from 93% to 89%) and the average across England (from 91% to 85%).

The number of people in North Kesteven from Mixed/multiple ethnic groups (White and Asian, White and Black African, White and Black Caribbean or Other Mixed) increased from about 440 in 2001 to about 790 in 2011 (from 0.5% to 0.7%). The number of residents from the Asian or Asian British ethnic groups increased from about 370 to about 750 (from 0.4% to 0.7%).

About 250 people (0.2%) said they were from the Black, Black British, Caribbean or African ethnic groups, up from about 170 in 2001 (0.2%).

The population from the White ethnic groups in North Kesteven remained close to 98%

Percentage of usual residents in England, East Midlands and North Kesteven by ethnicity, March 2001 and March 2011

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